The government have created an Active Travel Fund to enable councils to provide improved walking and cycling facilities. We submitted a bid and have been successful in securing funding for five schemes. One of these schemes was to create a new cycle route between Birchington-on-Sea and Margate, to make it safer and more pleasant for people who walk and cycle.

Most of the scheme runs along the A28 Canterbury Road, traveling from Birchington in the west, following the A28 past Westgate-on-Sea to join Westbrook Road in the east, connecting to the Viking Coastal Trail.

Earlier this year we sought your views on our initial ideas for these schemes, which seek to improve the health, wellbeing and safety of local people, as well as support the local economy. The feedback has helped create the more specific proposals shown in this consultation. The results of the previous consultation are available in the consultation report.

We want to continue to understand and incorporate the views of the local community, stakeholders and the travelling public in our proposals. Your feedback will be vital in helping us shape how the schemes are progressed.

For more information or to give your view please visit:

https://letstalk.kent.gov.uk/thanet-birchington-to-margate